School of Art

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School of Art
Aberystwyth University
Buarth Mawr
Aberystwyth
Ceredigion
SY23 1NG

Tel: +44 (0)1970 622460

Fax: +44 (0)1970 622461

Email: artschool@aber.ac.uk


Display artist/maker:

Josiah Wedgwood

Born: 1730   Died: 1795

Ceramicist. The Wedgwood family had a long history in pottery making, but it was Josiah Wedgwood (1730-1795) who expanded the developed his own production such that the name Wedgwood became iconic in ceramics. Amongst Wedgwood's many innovations were Cream ware, also known as Queen's ware, black basalt ware and the blue and white jasper ware which was first produced in 1775. It is made from a porcelain biscuit clay coloured with cobalt, and is usually unglazed. Its artistic use in the form of neo-classical cameos, portraits and other reliefs, directly influenced European applied art in the late 18th early 19th centuries. Many artists have since designed tableware for Wedgwood including Alfred and Louise Powell, Eric Ravillious, Glenys Barton and Vicky Shaw, examples of some of this work can be found in the Ceramic Collection. The Jasperware items in the Collection were acquired in the 1930s

Objects in the collections associated with this artist/maker

[Candlestick and snuffer] C730 Ceramics

[Circular base] C734 Ceramics

[Dish] C733 Ceramics

[Flat oval box] C731 Ceramics

[Lidded box] C726 Ceramics

[Lidded box] C727 Ceramics

[Lidded box] C728 Ceramics

[Lidded box with knob] C729 Ceramics

[Pair of candlesticks] C725 Ceramics

[Rectanglar lion plaque] C735 Ceramics

[Ring tree] C732 Ceramics

[Tray] C724 Ceramics




 
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